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In late December we had soooo much rain that the Wivenhoe dam that supplies water to Brisbane which had been down to its lowest point in history suddenly was 200% full.Then just east of there one...

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Merv,You have constructed a memorial to Hopewith is poem. It is right, too, that it is in Bush Poetry for that brave land of Oz.You put the music and the soul in all youwrite.  So good to see your...

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A sad story, Merv. I much enjoyed it.

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I can imagine what the woman must have felt when she got home and all was lost. Except, of course, the white rose. That it withstood the deluge of rain a rushing mud was a miracle and she attached...

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After watching the newsclip and the lady telling her tale it kept tugging at me to do something with it.  So I have.Thanks for sharing it with me.Hope you are keeping well Sarah.Merv

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Hi Liz,So many touching stories have come out of these floods.  Thanks for sharing this one with me.Merv

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"It proved that life can carry on amid all that despair." This piece is so uplifting, Merv. And it is always so wonderful to read something written by you! take care, kerri

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G'day Jerry, There were so many heart touching stories that came out of those floods that day mate and I felt I had to write about one of them and this one kept tugging at me.Merv

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G'day Kerry. I guess it's taken me this long to finally put something down as the realities are still are little raw from these sad experiences.  So many lives lost and lifestyles destroyed.I hope you...

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Merv what a wonderful poem to commemorate this dreadful time. I myself have marvelled at the bravery of some of the people involved. I can only imagine the horror or something as bad as this...

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I totally agree with everyone Merv, I have a white rose bush actually named hope, and the poem was very fitting tribute to the bravery and unextinguishable spirit of these people...Keith.

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G'day Jean,Good to hear from you again.The strength and hope that little rose bush imparted to that lady helped her to move on and that was going to be a task considering the horrific damage...

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Merv, I always say a prayer when I read of what is happening in Queensland. I think you know I have a brother in Perth but he has not said anything about the weather so I suppose he is far from the...

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G'day Keith,For an aged lady to have to face the devastation it would have been a cruel blow after a lifetime of  dreams and it was heartwarming to see something as natural a rose, and its survival,...

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Merv, This is wonderful and a great message for those who have sufferd a loss of any kind. Fine write. Dee

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G'day Jim, always a pleasure to catch up mate.  It's always heart warming to know that others are thinking of you.Let's hope that we will have a reprieve from natural disasters for a while.Sadly I see...

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Hi Dee,Good to catch up again.Residing on this earth can be a challenge at times.  So much to offer, but at the same time so destructive.Thanks for sharing it with us.Merv

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Just had some pleasant news that they are building a garden of Hope and Courage in the Lockyer Valley and My White Rose of Hope is to be placed on a plaque in the white rose garden section.  This...

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